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If Only By Rev. Dr. Tim Ahrens

October 18, 2021 By Rev. Dr. Tim Ahrens

“When Mary met Jesus, she looked at him, and then fell down at his feet. “If only you had been here, Lord,” she said, “my brother would never have died.” John 11:32, J.B. Phillips New Testament translation  Mom was beside herself.  Her daughter was found dead in her apartment.  She had died by suicide.  Mom was […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Grief, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

Go Live the Resurrection by Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund

April 5, 2021 By Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund (she/her/hers)

Did you know that psychiatric medications have the power to raise the dead? I am a witness! It is my testimony that we can find new life with the help of anti-depressants, hospitalizations, and outpatient treatment. I am here to glorify God, rising from the tomb of trauma through the power of ongoing therapy. Resurrection […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Church, Hope, Love, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, self care, Stigma, Support, UCC, United Church of Christ

Resurrection by Rev. Megan Snell

March 22, 2021 By Rev. Dr. Ciarán Osborn (he/him)

Church done well can be a community of support and hope. Church can provide people with a sense of inclusion, identity and purpose. Church can be a place of resurrection. In my own ministry and preaching, I endeavor to remind people who they are (created, known, beloved), whose they are (God’s), and what they are […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Bipolar Disorder, Church, clergy, Easter, Gratitude, Lent, Mental Health, Mental Health Network, UCC, United Church of Christ

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